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An Afghan man paints a mural commemorating the fifth anniversary marking the Taliban's return to power, along a street in Kabul on August 13, 2026. (AFP)

Taliban regime a security threat for region

Afghanistan now hosts several armed movements operating at once, according to the European Union Agency for Asylum; even after five years, Taliban remain largely unrecognized internationally and a threat to neighboring countries.

4 DAYS AGO

A Taliban security personnel frisks Afghans along a road in Kandahar on June 26, 2026. (AFP)

Australia joins countries warning against Afghanistan travel as global advisories rise

Australia warns Afghanistan is entirely unsafe and renews top travel ban as global governments maintain highest-level advisories, citing violence, kidnappings, detentions, collapsed services, border closures, and lack of consular protection.

June 30, 2026

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) attends a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of State (not in picture) in Munich, on February 13, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). (Photo: AFP)China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) at

China FM tells EU diplomats not to blame Beijing for bloc's problems

Wang Yi makes the comments at a meeting with France's Jean-Noel Barrot and Germany's Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

February 14, 2026

PM Sharif says terrorism will not defeat Pakistan

Allocates Rs800 billion allocated to the security of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

January 20, 2026